Dave
Last seen for girls in 1969 at #7,471 · #2,451 for boys in 2025, 55 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1881 · 135 births
- Debut · boys
- 131 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 2 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 64,378since 1880
Dave over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #2,451 | 55 | |
| 2024 | — | #2,012 | 76 | |
| 2023 | — | #2,188 | 65 | |
| 2022 | — | #2,355 | 60 | |
| 2021 | — | #2,193 | 64 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,977 | 72 | |
| 2019 | — | #2,129 | 67 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,937 | 76 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,829 | 81 | |
| 2016 | — | #2,365 | 55 | |
| 2015 | — | #2,145 | 64 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,884 | 77 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,827 | 78 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,863 | 78 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,968 | 70 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,957 | 71 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,789 | 84 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,639 | 94 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,552 | 101 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,605 | 90 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,460 | 100 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,414 | 100 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,253 | 115 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,244 | 109 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,327 | 98 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,334 | 96 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,224 | 103 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,301 | 91 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,263 | 91 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,236 | 90 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,053 | 113 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,038 | 115 | |
| 1993 | — | #975 | 123 | |
| 1992 | — | #974 | 123 | |
| 1991 | — | #909 | 133 | |
| 1990 | — | #926 | 124 | |
| 1989 | — | #891 | 128 | |
| 1988 | — | #742 | 162 | |
| 1987 | — | #802 | 134 | |
| 1986 | — | #760 | 142 | |
| 1985 | — | #723 | 149 | |
| 1984 | — | #708 | 152 | |
| 1983 | — | #703 | 148 | |
| 1982 | — | #665 | 172 | |
| 1981 | — | #658 | 170 | |
| 1980 | — | #684 | 160 | |
| 1979 | — | #684 | 155 | |
| 1978 | — | #654 | 165 | |
| 1977 | — | #609 | 189 | |
| 1976 | — | #609 | 181 | |
| 1975 | — | #591 | 186 | |
| 1974 | — | #527 | 227 | |
| 1973 | — | #504 | 240 | |
| 1972 | — | #448 | 313 | |
| 1971 | — | #398 | 414 | |
| 1970 | — | #358 | 519 | |
| 1969 | #7,471 | 5 | #326 | 562 |
| 1968 | — | #284 | 666 | |
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 | #258 | 774 |
| 1966 | — | #240 | 868 | |
| 1965 | — | #211 | 1,159 | |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | #179 | 1,535 |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 | #161 | 1,996 |
| 1962 | — | #145 | 2,362 | |
| 1961 | #4,882 | 8 | #130 | 2,802 |
| 1960 | #5,696 | 6 | #122 | 3,050 |
| 1959 | — | #119 | 3,308 | |
| 1958 | #4,890 | 7 | #126 | 2,957 |
| 1957 | #4,918 | 7 | #155 | 2,179 |
| 1956 | — | #200 | 1,355 | |
| 1955 | — | #223 | 1,050 | |
| 1954 | — | #240 | 834 | |
| 1953 | — | #245 | 768 | |
| 1952 | — | #242 | 769 | |
| 1951 | — | #246 | 743 | |
| 1950 | — | #216 | 874 | |
| 1949 | — | #182 | 1,163 | |
| 1948 | — | #161 | 1,508 | |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #155 | 1,693 |
| 1946 | — | #160 | 1,398 | |
| 1945 | — | #164 | 1,077 | |
| 1944 | #3,378 | 8 | #163 | 1,125 |
| 1943 | — | #167 | 1,089 | |
| 1942 | — | #162 | 1,054 | |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | #177 | 864 |
| 1940 | #3,503 | 7 | #186 | 769 |
| 1939 | — | #193 | 663 | |
| 1938 | — | #203 | 626 | |
| 1937 | — | #205 | 593 | |
| 1936 | — | #220 | 525 | |
| 1935 | — | #247 | 469 | |
| 1934 | — | #251 | 458 | |
| 1933 | — | #271 | 375 | |
| 1932 | — | #277 | 387 | |
| 1931 | #3,497 | 7 | #282 | 383 |
| 1930 | — | #309 | 339 | |
| 1929 | — | #304 | 332 | |
| 1928 | — | #310 | 324 | |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | #293 | 378 |
| 1926 | — | #301 | 353 | |
| 1925 | — | #300 | 362 | |
| 1924 | — | #309 | 343 | |
| 1923 | — | #324 | 322 | |
| 1922 | — | #318 | 325 | |
| 1921 | — | #331 | 320 | |
| 1920 | #4,398 | 6 | #291 | 373 |
| 1919 | — | #277 | 361 | |
| 1918 | #3,244 | 9 | #287 | 358 |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #289 | 322 |
| 1916 | — | #282 | 329 | |
| 1915 | — | #293 | 295 | |
| 1914 | — | #267 | 267 | |
| 1913 | — | #235 | 249 | |
| 1912 | — | #233 | 222 | |
| 1911 | — | #219 | 135 | |
| 1910 | — | #168 | 178 | |
| 1909 | — | #207 | 102 | |
| 1908 | — | #184 | 116 | |
| 1907 | — | #193 | 107 | |
| 1906 | — | #185 | 98 | |
| 1905 | — | #150 | 137 | |
| 1904 | — | #177 | 102 | |
| 1903 | — | #185 | 88 | |
| 1902 | — | #156 | 112 | |
| 1901 | — | #150 | 105 | |
| 1900 | — | #135 | 166 | |
| 1899 | — | #132 | 120 | |
| 1898 | — | #140 | 127 | |
| 1897 | — | #134 | 121 | |
| 1896 | — | #141 | 118 | |
| 1895 | — | #120 | 139 | |
| 1894 | — | #121 | 129 | |
| 1893 | — | #134 | 113 | |
| 1892 | — | #122 | 138 | |
| 1891 | — | #113 | 124 | |
| 1890 | — | #110 | 152 | |
| 1889 | — | #119 | 116 | |
| 1888 | — | #114 | 146 | |
| 1887 | — | #120 | 111 | |
| 1886 | — | #112 | 139 | |
| 1885 | — | #109 | 128 | |
| 1884 | — | #97 | 159 | |
| 1883 | — | #101 | 135 | |
| 1882 | #908 | 5 | #105 | 139 |
| 1881 | — | #95 | 135 | |
| 1880 | — | #102 | 131 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Dave was already there! It came in at #102, and was given to 131 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2010–2025, when fewer than 82 boys a year got the name.
Where Dave is popular in 1927
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Colorado#130 · 1 in 631
- Louisiana#135 · 1 in 656
- Mississippi#140 · 1 in 737
- Washington#147 · 1 in 943
- Oregon#161 · 1 in 1,165
Best ever in a state: #48 in Washington, 1943.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | #130 | 13 | 1 in 631 |
| Louisiana | #135 | 31 | 1 in 656 |
| Mississippi | #140 | 28 | 1 in 737 |
| Washington | #147 | 10 | 1 in 943 |
| Oregon | #161 | 5 | 1 in 1,165 |
| South Carolina | #180 | 15 | 1 in 1,226 |
| Tennessee | #200 | 15 | 1 in 1,669 |
| New Mexico | #202 | 5 | 1 in 837 |
| Oklahoma | #205 | 17 | 1 in 1,351 |
| Alabama | #209 | 18 | 1 in 1,572 |
| Iowa | #223 | 10 | 1 in 1,976 |
| Arkansas | #226 | 12 | 1 in 1,503 |
| California | #252 | 17 | 1 in 2,201 |
| Georgia | #260 | 13 | 1 in 2,192 |
| Indiana | #262 | 8 | 1 in 3,244 |
| Wisconsin | #272 | 7 | 1 in 3,495 |
| New Jersey | #280 | 6 | 1 in 5,004 |
| Texas | #291 | 30 | 1 in 1,897 |
| Ohio | #297 | 11 | 1 in 4,814 |
| Illinois | #298 | 14 | 1 in 4,217 |
| Kentucky | #315 | 9 | 1 in 2,957 |
| Pennsylvania | #315 | 16 | 1 in 5,503 |
| Michigan | #316 | 9 | 1 in 4,663 |
| Missouri | #318 | 8 | 1 in 3,637 |
| New York | #370 | 14 | 1 in 7,002 |
| Virginia | #390 | 5 | 1 in 4,623 |
| North Carolina | #549 | 5 | 1 in 7,023 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Dave
- 439 spots since 2024 (#2,012 → #2,451)
- 474 spots since 2020 (#1,977 → #2,451)
- 306 spots since 2015 (#2,145 → #2,451)
- Biggest jump: 60 spots in 1988 (#802 → #742)
- Biggest drop: 149 spots in 1989 (#742 → #891)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #95 (135 births)
- Births halved by 2015, 134 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 2 yrs · 1881–1884
- Top 1,000: 114 yrs · run 1880–1993
- Highest: 1 in 645 boys born in 1959 were named Dave (0.15%)
- Latest: 1 in 31,056 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #95 in 1881, was only 1 in 746 (0.13%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 24.5% of all boys named Dave (15,774) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,339 | #95 (1881) | #107 |
| 1890s | 1,281 | #110 (1890) | #127 |
| 1900s | 1,133 | #135 (1900) | #172 |
| 1910s | 2,716 | #168 (1910) | #255 |
| 1920s | 3,432 | #291 (1920) | #308 |
| 1930s | 4,818 | #193 (1939) | #246 |
| 1940s | 11,740 | #155 (1947) | #168 |
| 1950s | 14,837 | #119 (1959) | #201 |
| 1960s | 15,774 | #122 (1960) | #206 |
| 1970s | 2,589 | #358 (1970) | #538 |
| 1980s | 1,517 | #658 (1981) | #734 |
| 1990s | 1,106 | #909 (1991) | #1,090 |
| 2000s | 987 | #1,244 (2002) | #1,462 |
| 2010s | 717 | #1,827 (2013) | #1,990 |
| 2020s | 392 | #1,977 (2020) | #2,196 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Dave in 1927
Top girls' names in 1927
Top boys' names in 1927
More about 1927
girls
1,192,431 girls got a published name in 1927; 1 in 170,347 of them was named Dave, which outranked 30.8% of the 5,602 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,561Zenia8
- #3,561Zera8
- #3,561Zilphia8
- #3,875Dave7
- #3,875Adrianne7
- #3,875Agusta7
- #3,875Alan7
- #4,286Aaron6
- #4,286Adalee6
- #4,286Adalene6
Tied with 410 names at #3,875; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,126,915 boys got a published name in 1927; 1 in 2,981 of them was named Dave, which outranked 93.9% of the 4,802 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.